Hose-holder



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. G. WILLITS.

HOSE HOLDER.

Patented Jan. 15, 1-889.

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W. G. WILLI TS.

- HOSE HOLDER. No. 396,129. Patented Jan. 15, 1889.

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IVARREN C. \VILLITS, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

HOSE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,129, dated January15, 1889.

Application filed August 30, 1888. Serial No. 284,177. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, WARREN C. WILLITs, of Denver, in the county ofArapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented a certain ImprovedlIose-Holder, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

The object of my invention is to producea simple, cheap, and convenientholder that will support the nozzle of a hose to point in any desireddirection for sprinkling a garden or lawn, or for other uses, and thatcan be read-- ily moved about without approaching near enough to it toget wet.

My invention consists of the construction and organization of partshereinafter described in detail, and succinctly specified in my claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved holdersupporting a hose-nozzle in a vertical position, the dotted linesshowing how it may be turned to sup port the nozzle in a horizontalposition. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, on a larger scale, thelower part being shown broken to take up less room. Fig. is a sectionalView taken 011 the line X Y of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a view taken on theline 4 I of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an end view of the bottom part of mydevice drawn in detached parts, the hose being shown in crosssection.Fig. 6 shows the runners formed of a single piece of wire not twistedtogether in front and provided with a brace from front to rear composedof a separate piece of metal.

Referring to the letters on the drawings, A indicates the main frame orsled of my hosesupport, composed, as shown, of a single piece of bentmetal, preferably of ordinary. round wire of suitable size andqualities. It is desiral lie, of course, to use wire that is n on-corrosivesuch, for example, as galvanized wireand that is of somewhatresilient quality; but these are matters for the sound discretion of theconstructor.

B designates the lower part of the standard, secured to or in the mainframe.

To the part B is pivoted an upper part of the standard C by means of theclampingbolt D and thumb-nut E.

F F indicate washers, which may be concave disks or other shapedspring-washers, or

to which it maybe turned, and yet can be turned with sufficient ease forconvenience in use.

G indicates a vertically-adj ustable slide provided with a curved partat its top adapted to be secured in any desired position, and to clampdown upon the hose H and hold it in place. In order to hold the slide Gup or down in place, I provide notches at I and an extension, K, of thespring-washer F, adapted to fit into the notches and hold the slidesecurely.

To form the main frame or sled A of one piece of wire, and also provideit with a special hose-holder located well down near the ground toprevent liability of overturning, I proceed as follows: I take asuitable piece of metal, preferably round or flat wire, bend it in thecenter to form a loop around a crease (see Fig. 3) in the lower part, B,of the standard. I then form a tight twist or bight in the wire at L,and then bend the wire ends to form runners, as well shown in Figs. 1and 2.

I then loop them at M, bend them downward,

and twist them tightly together at N, and finally bring them up to formclamps-lyreshaped, it may be, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5to hold the hose.I may apply a crosspiece, P, to one end of the sled and attach the wireor string Q. to it, by means of which or by means of the hose itself thedevice can be moved about at will.

In Fig. 6 is shown metal runners slightly modified in form, not beingtwisted together in front at L, but being provided witha brace, S,looped around the front part of the runners at L and hooked into theloops M in rear. This brace serves to stay and strengthen the runners.hen it is used, the runners may be made of lighter metal than they canhat I claim is- 1. In a hose-holder, the combined sled and hoseelamp,having a hose-supporter in frontand formed of a single piece of metalbent. around so as to l'orm a hose-(damp in the rear, substantially asset forth.

2. In a hose-holder, the combined sled having a h0se-supporterin frontand formed of a single piece of metal bent around to form a hose-clampin the rear, and a brace, S, from front to rear, substantially as setforth.

3. In a hose-holder, the combination of a standard composed of a fixedpart, B, a movable part, C, pivoted thereto, and a verticallysliding'part, G, seeured to the part (I, and the spring-washer F and theextensimi K thereof engaging with the sliding part G for (lamping thehose upon the part substantially as set forth.

4. The etmibination, with the runners of a hose-holder formed of bentWire or metal, of the ')ivoted standard l3 the vertieally-adjustableslide G, and the spring-washer I and the extensimi K thereof engagingwith the slide G for clamping the hose upon the part suljistantially asset forth.

In testimony of all Whieh l have hereunto subseribod my name.

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A. U. U UTCHINUS, S. W. FRENCH.

